JOURNAL OF SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCIENCE) ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 247-252.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2022.02.018

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Research progress in the function of desmoglein-2 in digestive system tumors

Yanqing LI1(), Xiaoxia WANG2, Xiangdong JIA3, Meng REN3, Tianxiang XU3()   

  1. 1.Graduate School of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014000, China
    2.Intensive Care Unit, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot 010017, China
    3.Abdominal Tumor Surgery, Center of Tumor, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot 010017, China
  • Received:2021-09-25 Online:2022-02-28 Published:2022-03-17
  • Contact: Tianxiang XU E-mail:825154971@qq.com;122784509@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2019MS08085);Start Up Fund for Doctoral Research of People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2020BS06);Health Science and Technology Planning Project(202201012)

Abstract:

Desmoglein-2 (DSG2) is a member of the cadherin family. As an important part of desmoglein, DSG2 mainly plays a role in maintaining intercellular adhesion. Studies have found that DSG2 can also regulate cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis through signal transduction, and plays a key role in regulating intestinal epithelial barrier. With the deepening of research, more and more evidence shows that DSG2 is abnormally expressed in a variety of digestive system tumors, and the expression levels are different. The expression level is closely related to the prognosis of tumors. It is speculated that DSG2 plays different roles in the occurrence and development of different digestive system tumors. This article reviews the biological function of DSG2 and its role in digestive system tumors.

Key words: desmoglein-2 (DSG2), digestive system tumors, biological function

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